Scientific Collaboration between Italy and USA per Research Fields (Scientific Production, Institutions and Regions)

This paper explores the scientific interaction of public research institutions across Italy and USA over 2000-2010 based on co-authored publications. Data are from Scopus (2012) and National Science Foundation (2012). The results show the trends of US-Italy scientific collaborations per scientific fields as well as the rate of growth according to linear and exponential models. In addition, the research shows the leading US and Italian institutions with higher intensity of mutual scientific collaboration per scientific fields as well as the spatial morphology of collaboration across Italian regions and US states. These results may provide vital information to policy makers to understand the morphology of scientific collaborations between US-Italy and to design an effective political economy of R&D in order to support driving institutions engaged in international collaborations for the advancement of vital scientific areas and for the progress of the national scientific research